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Technical difficulties are every presenter’s worst nightmare. What should you do if your mic goes out, or the powerpoint doesn’t load? Inc offers a few suggestions. Here’s one:

Simplify on the Fly

Ask yourself, do you really need the technology to be successful?

I was giving a keynote at a conference recently.  The good news about a keynote is you are the first person to speak.  The bad news is you are the first one to realize there is a problem with the technology or the setup.

At this conference facility, the microphone had been set up directly beneath one of the speakers, so we were experiencing pretty significant feedback. To keep things on track, I decided to do the presentation without a mic.

Because the room was very deep, I picked someone in the last row to give me a sign if they started having problems hearing me. Yes, I had to project a little more than I would have liked, but I was able to get through all of my material and leave time for a good Q&A session at the end.

Via Inc.

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